Jamie Chadwick claims her second successive W Series title
JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN The 23-year-old shot off cleanly from pole and dominated Sunday's final race to claim the prize pot of 0,000 (362,000). Read more...
Children 'should be taught to treat their own illnesses to ease pressure on GPs'
Children would be taught 'self care techniques' and 'appropriate use of NHS services', for problems such as vomiting and diarrhea, fevers, and minor head injurie under proposals by NHS leaders. Read more...
Woolworths shopper calls out a woman for parking her 4WD across TWO parents with prams parking spots
A Woolworths shopper in Newcastle has been caught blatantly parking over two 'Pram Parking' spots without even having a child in the car. Read more...
Asbestos
In a controversial article, The Great Asbestos Hysteria (Mail, February 23), we said that according to the Health and Safety Executive, the risks from white asbestos products are insignificant, and arguably zero in the case of lung cancer. The HSE assessments related to specific levels of exposure to white asbestos fibres, not white asbestos products, and found a risk from higher levels. The article said that asbestos in UK schools is almost all white. According to the HSE, the more harmful brown asbestos was also frequently used in schools. The writer was in error in saying that the HSE had been forced to withdraw a series of commercials claiming that mesothelioma kills 4,500 a year. In fact, the advertisements were based on an estimate of 4,000 deaths from all asbestos-related disease. Read more...
Bargain holidays The best getaway deals to be had as we say goodbye to the red list
Tour operators and hoteliers are desperate to kick-start business, while planes have plenty of spare seats. Here, we round up a selection of the best holiday deals to be had... Read more...
BUSINESS CLOSE Bitcoin hits record high; Barclays beats expectations
The FTSE 100 index closed down 0.45 per cent or 32.80 points to 7,190.30 this afternoon and Barclays reaped bumper investment banking fees from a surge in trading and advisory mandates. Read more...
Why the Cable Company Is Selling TVs
It all comes down to having power over what Americans watch and how. Read more...
F.D.A. to Allow Mix and Match Approach for Covid Booster Shots
The agency may act this week, when it is expected to authorize booster shots for recipients of the Moderna and Johnson Johnson vaccines. Read more...
Surge in the price of oil and gas proves a boon for Shell
The business's cash flow has been boosted with Brent crude prices alone having jumped 13 per cent since late July to over a barrel. Read more...
Its Turkeys Move
In a letter, the European Chess Union has said that the Turkish Chess Federation can bid on hosting the European Womens Championship, but it will not automatically restore its right to host the event after the Turkish Federation dropped it a month ago. Read more...
Review In the Disturbing Dana H., Whose Voice Is It Anyway?
Deirdre OConnell brilliantly lip-syncs the testimony of a woman abducted by a white supremacist in a play by Lucas Hnath. Read more...
Airbnb crackdown in Margate over fears it's 'killing the community' due to lack of rental properties
Margate in Kent has exploded in popularity with holidaymakers in recent years thanks to its trendy bohemian vibe, with many now dubbing it 'Shoreditch on Sea.' Read more...
Alec Baldwin pointed gun at camera when the weapon fired during rehearsal
The affidavit provided additional details about Thursday's accidental shooting in New Mexico that killed 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. Read more...
Is Kamala distancing herself from Joe? Number of joint events plummets to just 7 in October
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris appeared together publicly 18 times in February after rising to the White House on a promise to be a partnership. But in October they only had one joint press event. Read more...
Nuking an incoming asteroid COULD actually work, study shows
A megaton nuke, exploding near the surface of an asteroid would destroy it without leaving thousands of fragments, a team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland found. Read more...